The Detroit Tigers kicked off the 2020 Grapefruit League season by dueling the Philadelphia Phillies squad to an 8-8 tie in Lakeland on Saturday.
The game was notable mainly as a preview of the Tigers likely 2020 batting order, but we also got the first radio broadcast of the season. The sound of Dan Dickerson’s voice on a sunny winter afternoon in Michigan no doubt left fans feeling slightly warmer.
Jordan Zimmermann got the start and tossed a pair of scoreless frames. He needed defensive help to do it as his typically good fastball command was shaky.